Drum or container



NOV. 14, 1933. H, A EGGERSS 1,934,762

DRUM OR CONTAINER Filed May l, 1931 INVENTOR. Hans Ar'gyer.

A TTORNE Y.

Patented Nov. i4, 1933 UNITED STATES.

PATENT' orties DRUM 0R CONTAINER? Hans A. Iiggerss,` Van Wert, Ohio Application Mayall, 1931., Serial No. 534,232 s'oiaims. (ci. 22a- 5.6)

My invention relates to drums or containers. It has to do particularly with receptacles of this type which are especially useful in connection with the transportation of products in bulk,'al though it is not necessarily limited thereto.

In the past, drums or containersl of this type have been constructed in various ways. In some cases, they have been constructed with the body portion of cylindrical form and made'of fiber board or similar material, with the ends of this body portion being closed by metallic closures. In other cases the ends of the cylindrical body portion of ber board have been closed eitherby wooden disks or by fiber closures. In these prior art structures, it has usually been necessary to provide independent means for securing the end closures in position or, at least, for maintaining the disks which form a part thereof in proper position.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a drum or container wherein the cylindrical body portion is preferably of ber board Vand wherein the end closures therefor may beheld in position eitherwithout independent securing means or'with the required number of securing means reduced to a minimum.

Another object of this invention-is to'provide a drum or container wherein the ends of the drum are closed by means which render unneces-` sary the use of adhesive material or staples and, Y

in fact, which renders unnecessary the puncturing of the fiber board of the drum or container.

Another object of this invention is to provide a drum or container with metal ends'that become rigid and effective closing devices while maintaining these metal closures of such form that the drums or containers may be readily stacked and will not tilt when stacked. Y In the preferred form of Vmy invention, my drum or container is provided with a' cylindrical body portion of liber board or similar material whose lower edge is inwardly be'nt. lCooperating with this lower edge is a metal cap or head having a disk-like. center and having an upstanding annular lia-nge. The disk-like portion of this metal bottom is joined to thevupstanding annular flange by an S-shaped bendwhose upper loop is squeezed together and whose'lower loop receives and embraces the inturned lower vedge of the cylindrical ber board body portion, being squeezed into clamping relation thereto. In this preferred form, the upper end` of the drum or container is provided with a closure constructed of a metal disk which is connected with an S-shaped bend whose upper loop is squeezed together and whose lower loop receives a strengthening disk of liber board, wood or other suitable material.

This closure for the upper end may be held in position in any suitable manner. Y The preferred embodiment of my invention is shown in the accompanying drawings wherein similar characters of reference designate corresponding parts, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation, partially in section, of a drum or container embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the structure shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a detail in section, illustrating the 70 bottom construction of my drum or container.

Figure 4 is a detail in section showing the lid construction of my container.

In the drawing I have shown a bodyportion 1 which is mainly of cylindrical form and which 75 is preferably constructedof several overlapping plies of fiber board or similar material. At its lower end, this body portion is provided with an inturned edge 2.

Cooperating with the lower edge of this body portion 1 of my container, I have provided a bottom closure which is preferably made entirely of steel. This bottom closure comprises a disk 3 that may have anvinner annular shelf 4 and a central circular portion 5. The disk 3 is con- 85 nected by an S-shaped bend to an upstandng ange 6 that may be rolled at its upper edge, as at 7.

The S-shaped bend preferably comprises a loop 8 and a loop 9. The loop 8 is squeezed togetherV 90 as shown in Figure 3 while the loop 9 receives and embraces the inturned edge 2 of the ber board body. portion of the container. Furthermore,

joined by means of an S-shaped bend to a downl wardly turned annular portion 1,2. The annular portion 12 may be rolled at its lower end as at 13 to increase the strength thereof.

The S-shaped bend for the lid construction has its upper loop 14 squeezed together and has 110 its lower loop 15 disposed in embracing relation to a disk which may be of heav'y cardboard or of wood. 'This lower loop 15 of the S-shaped bend not only embraces but tightly grips the cardboard or wood disk which, in turn, assists in maintaining the upper bend ofthe loop 14 substantially in afat plane so that, when the lid is in position on a container, other containers may be stacked thereon without danger of tilting.,

By reference to Figure 4 of the drawing, it will be noted that the lower loop 1'5 of the S-shaped bend of the lid cooperates with the wall 12 of this lid to produce a socket for the reception of the upper edge of the cylindrical body portion. This upper edge, thereforefts within this socket snugly and further accentuates the bracing and rigidity of the lid construction.

It will be understood that the lid of my drum or container may be removed as desired and that it may be held in position by various types of means. One type of means is illustrated in Figure l of the drawing but need not be described in detail.

The body portion of my container may be made of fiber board, straw board, pulp board, or any similar material. The disk which is mounted in the lid of my container may be of the same material or may be of wood if desired.

It will be apparent that I have provided a drum or container wherein the bottom of the drum is secured to the side walls thereof by a formation of unusual strength without the necessity for using latches or other types of securing means. Any pressure tending to separate the bottom from the side walls is resisted by three plies of metal reenforced with an interposed portion of fibrous material which is integral with the body portion of the container.

The top of the container is mainly of metal but it is reenforced with a heavy pad of cardboard, ber board, wood or other suitable material. Any pressure upon the lid of the drum or container is also resisted adjacent the corners of the container by three plies of metal with an interposed layer of brous material.

It will be seen that both the bottom and the top of the container are so constructed that, for a. substantial distance within the periphery of the container, an annular flat surface is produced which is sufficiently broad to permit stacking of the containers without danger of tilting.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A drum or container comprising a cylindrical body portion of ber board, said body portion having a flange on one end thereof which is bent inwardly substantially at right angles thereto, and a metal closure for the said end of said body portion, said metal closure having an S-shaped bendwith Vone loop thereof disposed in embracing and gripping relation to said flange, and the bther loop thereof pressed together whereby separation of saidend closure from said body portion is resisted by three plies of metal supplemented by a ply of ber board.

2. A drum or container comprising a cylindrical body portion having one end thereof iny wardly bent to form a horizontally disposed flange, a metallic closure for said end, said metallic closure comprising a peripheral flange having its edge reinforced, a body-portion, an S- shaped bend joining said body portion to said peripheral ange, said S-shaped bend having one loop thereof bent into gripping relation with said flange and the other loop pressed together. said K embracing yand S-shaped bend being so disposed as to produce a flat annular supporting surface, a projecting portion on the body portion of said metallic closure, said projecting portion being adapted to of said body portion being disposed between two of said layers of metal which are adapted to embrace and grip said flange.

4. A drum or container-comprising a cylindrical body portion of fiber board, said body portion having a flange on one end thereof which is bent inwardly substantially at right-angles thereto, and a metal closure for the said end of said body portion, said metal closure having a portion bent in such a manner that three layers of metal will be produced which are disposed substantially at right-angles to said cylindrical body portion, said inwardly bent flange of said body portion being disposed between two of said layers of metal which are adapted to embrace and grip said flange, said metal closure having a at annular portion immediately Within its periphery and a. centrally disposed disk-like projecting portion disposed substantially in alignment with said flat annular portion.

5. A drum or container comprising a cylindrical body portion, said body portion having one end thereof bent to form a substantially horizontally disposed flange, a metallic closure for said end, said metallic closure having an S-shaped bend therein, one loop of said S-shaped portion disposed therein, and being pressed into embracing and gripping relation to said flange.

6. A drum or container comprising a cylindrical body portion, said body portion having one end thereof inwardly bent to form a horizontally disposed flange projecting from the inner surface of said body portion, a metallic closure 'for said end, said metallic closure having an S-shaped bend therein, one loop of said S-shaped bend having said flange on said cylindrical body portion disposed therein, and being pressed into embracing and gripping relation to said Hange, and the other loop of said S-shaped bend being pressed together.

7. A drum or container comprising a cylindrical body portion, said body portion having one end thereof inwardly bent to form a horizontally disposed flange projecting from the inner surface of said body portion, a metallic closure for said end, said metallic closure having an S-shaped bend therein, one loop of said S-shaped bend having said flange on said cylindrical body portion disposed therein and being pressed into gripping relation to said flange, the other loop of said S-shaped bend being pressed together, said closure member having a flat annular supporting surface which will be disposed at the extreme end of said container.

il. A drum or container comprising a cylindr cal body portion having one end thereof in- 15u gether, said closure member having a dat annular supporting surfaceA which will be disposed at the extreme end o! said container adjacent the periphery thereof, said metallic closure being provided with a projecting portion adapted to form a central supporting surface. said central supporting surface being in alignment with said annuler supporting surface. 

